Dosage Card (Version 5.7.

2016)
Multiple of Baseline Activity

Weight Class Class Class Weight Class Class Class

kg A B C kg A B C
3 1 1 1 32 3.77 7.29 14.00
4 1.12 1.14 1.33 34 3.88 7.72 15.00
6 1.47 1.71 2.00 36 4.00 8.00 16.00
8 1.71 2.14 3.00 38 4.18 8.43 17.00
10 1.94 2.71 3.67 40 4.29 8.86 18.00
12 2.18 3.14 4.67 42 4.41 9.14 19.00
14 2.35 3.57 5.67 44 4.53 9.57 20.00
16 2.53 4.00 6.33 46 4.65 10.00 21.00
18 2.71 4.43 7.33 48 4.77 10.29 22.00
20 2.88 4.86 8.33 50 4.88 10.71 23.00
22 3.06 5.29 9.33 52-54 5.00 11.29 24.67
24 3.18 5.71 10.00 56-58 5.24 12.00 26.67
26 3.35 6.14 11.00 60-62 5.47 12.71 28.67
28 3.47 6.43 12.00 64-66 5.65 13.43 31.00
30 3.65 6.86 13.00 68 5.77 14.00 32.33

A[MBq]Administered = BaselineActivity x Multiple

a) For a calculation of the administered activity, the baseline activity value has to be mul-
tiplied by the multiples given above for the recommended radiopharmaceutical class
(see reverse).
b) If the resulting activity is smaller than the minimum recommended activity, the mini-
mum activity should be administered.
c) The national diagnostic reference levels should not be exceeded!
Examples:
a) 18F FDP-PET Brain, activity to be administered [MBq] = 14.0 x10.71 [MBq]
50 kg: ≈ 150 MBq
b) 123ImIBG, activity to be administered [MBq] = 28.0 x1 [MBq] = 28 MBq
3 kg: < 37 MBq (Minimum Recommended Activity)
➔ activity to be administered: 37 MBq
This card is based upon the publication by Jacobs F, Thierens H, Piepsz A, Bacher K, Van de
Wiele C, Ham H, Dierckx RA. Optimized tracer-dependent dosage cards to obtain weight-
independent effective doses. Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging. 2005 May; 32(5):581-8.
This card summarizes the views of the Paediatric and Dosimetry Committees of the EANM
and reflects recommendations for which the EANM cannot be held responsible.
The dosage recommendations should be taken in context of „good practice“ of nuclear
medicine and do not substitute for national and international legal or regulatory provisions.

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 Recommended Amounts in MBq
Radiopharmaceutical Class Baseline Activity Minimum
(for calculation Recommended
purposes only) Activity1
MBq MBq
123
I (Thyroid) C 0.6 3
123
I Amphetamine (Brain) B 13.0 18
123
I HIPPURAN (Abnormal renal function) B 5.3 10
123
I HIPPURAN (Normal renal function) A 12.8 10
123
I mIBG B 28.0 37
131
I mIBG B 5.6 35
F FDG-PET torso
18
B 25.9 26
F FDG-PET brain
18
B 14.0 14
F Sodium fluoride
18
B 10.5 14
Ga Citrate
67
B 5.6 10
Ga-labelled peptides
68
B 12.8 14
99m
Tc ALBUMIN (Cardiac) B 56.0 80
99m
Tc COLLOID (Gastric Reflux) B 2.8 10
99m
Tc COLLOID (Liver/Spleen) B 5.6 15
99m
Tc COLLOID (Marrow) B 21.0 20
99m
Tc DMSA B 6.8 18.5
99m
Tc DTPA (Abnormal renal function) B 14.0 20
99m
Tc DTPA (Normal renal function) A 34.0 20
99m
Tc ECD B 51.8 100
99m
Tc HMPAO (Brain) B 51.8 100
99m
Tc HMPAO (WBC) B 35.0 40
99m
Tc IDA (Biliary) B 10.5 20
99m
Tc MAA / Microspheres B 5.6 10
99m
Tc MAG3 A 11.9 15
99m
Tc MDP B 35.0 40
99m
Tc Pertechnetate (Cystography) B 1.4 20
99m
Tc Pertechnetate (Ectopic Gastric Mucosa) B 10.5 20
99m
Tc Pertechnetate (Cardiac First Pass) B 35.0 80
99m
Tc Pertechnetate (Thyroid) B 5.6 10
99m
Tc RBC (Blood Pool) B 56.0 80
Tc SestaMIBI/Tetrofosmin
99m
B 63.0 80
(Cancer seeking agent)
Tc SestaMIBI/Tetrofosmin
99m 2
B 42.0 80
(Cardiac rest scan 2-day protocol min)
Tc SestaMIBI/Tetrofosmin
99m 2
B 63.0 80
(Cardiac rest scan 2-day protocol max)
99m
Tc SestaMIBI/Tetrofosmin2 B 42.0 80
(Cardiac stress scan 2-day protocol min)
Tc SestaMIBI/Tetrofosmin
99m 2
B 63.0 80
(Cardiac stress scan 2-day protocol max)
Tc SestaMIBI/Tetrofosmin2
99m
B 28.0 80
(Cardiac rest scan 1-day protocol)
Tc SestaMIBI/Tetrofosmin
99m 2
B 84.0 80
(Cardiac stress scan 1-day protocol)
99m
Tc Spleen (Denatured RBC) B 2.8 20
99
Tc TECHNEGAS (Lung ventilation)3 B 49.0 100
1
The minimum recommended activities are calculated for commonly used gamma cameras or positron
emission tomographs. Lower activities could be administered when using systems with higher counting
efficiency.
2
The minimum and maximum values correspond to the recommended administered activities in the
EANM/ESC procedural guidelines (Hesse B, Tagil K, Cuocolo A, et al). EANM/ESC procedural guidelines for
myocardial perfusion imaging in nuclear Cardiology. Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging. 2005 Jul;32(7):855-97.
3
This is the activity load needed to prepare the Technegas device. The amount of inhaled activity will be lower.